Ruby Lake

Ruby Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Ruby Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ruby Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.28438, -98.86677. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruby Lake

• Texas Stingray · attraction · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• Journey to Atlantis · attraction · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• SeaWorld San Antonio · park · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster · attraction · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• Steel Eel · attraction · Bexar · ~32 km · Must-see
• USAF Airman Heritage Museum · museum · Bexar · ~33 km · Must-see
• Medina Dam · lake · Medina · ~36 km · Must-see
• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~37 km · Must-see
• Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~44 km · Must-see
• O.P. Schnabel Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~46 km · Must-see
• Basilica of The National Shrine of The Little Flower · church · Bexar · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mission Concepcion · church · Bexar · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mission San José · church · Bexar · ~48 km · Must-see
• Blue Star Contemporary Art Center · museum · Bexar · ~48 km · Must-see
• Denman Estate Park · park · Bexar · ~49 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park · park · Bexar · ~49 km · Must-see
• Milam Square · park · Bexar · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruby Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ruby Lake

• Medina Dam · lake · Medina · ~36 km · Must-see
• Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~52 km · Must-see
• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~60 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~66 km · Must-see
• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~76 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~110 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~110 km · Must-see

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